WMG / Scarlet Lady

Lila is going to play a part in exposing Scarlet Lady's villainy

Scar, differently from Ladybug, is a Villain with Good Publicity, and Lila can hold quite a grudge and has left her with a We Will Meet Again. Considering Lila is much smarter but can't actually fight her without superpowers, it's likely her revenge will take the form of trying to expose Scar for what she really is, and may well succeed.

• Confirmed in "Frightingale", where Lila uses all the information Alya has collected to expose every event where Scarlet Lady put civilians in danger and/or either arrived too late or just plain didn't show up, proving she isn't the heroine she claims to be.

Speculation for future episode titles

Following the "Tales of [X] the [X] format for episode titles, here are some possibilities for some of the episodes (the order is taken from this post.)

• Captain Hardrock - "Tales of Anarka the Pirate".
  • Confirmed.
• Syren - "Tales of Ondine the Swimmer".
  • Jossed; the actual title is "Tales of Ondine the Mermaid".
• Animan - "Tales of Otis the Zoo Keeper".
  • Mostly confirmed; the title has "Zookeeper" as one word.
• Pixellator - "Tales of Vincent the Photographer" or "Tales of Vincent the Stalker".
  • Neither, it's actually "Tales of Vincent the Super Fan".
• Guitar Villain - "Tales of Jagged the Rock Star".
  • Close, it's "Tales of Jagged Stone the Rock Star".
• Despair Bear - "Tales of Jean the Butler" (maybe also with a joke about Chloé constantly getting his name wrong).
  • Almost; the second part of his name is covered by Chloé's bear.
• Sapotis - "Tales of Ella and Etta the Twins", or maybe just "Tales of the Césaire Twins".
  • The latter is confirmed.
• Glaciator - "Tales of André the Ice Cream Man", or "Tales of André the Matchmaker".
  • The latter is confirmed. Or at least it was when it was made; it has since been removed from the comic schedule, only to be later reworked into a second intermission. Now it's "Tales of [Obscured by Marinette's Head] the Matchmaker."
• Anansi - "Tales of Nora the Kickboxer".
  • Wrong; it's "Tales of Nora the Martial Artist".
• Silencer - "Tales of Luka the Musician", or "Tales of Luka the Guitarist".
  • The former is confirmed.
• Robostus - "Tales of Markov the Robot", or "Tales of Markov the AI".
  • The former is confirmed.
• Prime Queen - "Tales of Nadja the TV Star".
  • No, it's "Tales of Nadja the Reporter".
• Zombizou - "Tales of Caline the Teacher".
  • Confirmed.
• Gorizilla - "Tales of Gorilla the Bodyguard". Or maybe the area where his name should be will be obscured.
  • Confirmed. It's "Tales of [obscured by fist] the Bodyguard".
• Sandboy - Since the boy's actual name is unknown, it will probably be obscured in some way, or represented by question marks.
  • The former is confirmed.
• Reverser - "Tales of Marc the Writer", or "Tales of Marc the Author".
  • The former is confirmed.
• Frozer - "Tales of Phillipe the Ice Skater", or "Tales of Phillipe the Figure Skater".
  • The former is confirmed.
• Frightningale - "Tales of Clara the Pop Star", or "Tales of Clara the Singer".
  • The former is confirmed.
• Malediktator - "Tales of André the Mayor" or "Tales of André the Politician".
  • The former to be confirmed.
• Style Queen - "Tales of Audrey the Fashion Critic".
  • Confirmed.

Chloé is going to threaten to quit in "Syren"

Much like Adrien in canon, Chloé is rather annoyed over the fact he knows things that she doesn't. As such, I wouldn't put it past her to threaten to quit, only for it fall flat when Adrien doesn't care at all if she quits or not.

• Averted. While Chloé is angry that Chat Noir won't share about his source for the potions, she doesn't threaten to quit.

Marigold will deliver Adrien an Ironic Echo

Chat Noir won't pursue a romantic relationship with Marinette because, as a superhero, he cannot date a civilian. In "Dark Cupid", Marigold will give a similar response to Adrien's poem.

• Downplayed: After Adrien claims he wrote the poem in a platonic way, Marigold tells him she's glad - because she's already in love with someone else and didn't want to have to shoot him down. Ironically, after she gives him a kiss on the cheek in thanks for his support, Adrien begins to have a crush on Marigold.

Chloé will hand over the earrings to Marinette

Once Scarlet Lady loses all her fans, she will decide to hand over the earrings to Marinette. "Tikki insisted on saying the earrings were meant for you, Dupain-Cheng. Let's See YOU Do Better! than me". To Chloé's dismay, Marinette does do better. Afterwards, Marinette will berate Master Fu for not telling her she was supposed to be the Ladybug heroine and how he put the earrings inside her bag and say that, had he done so, she'd have figured out sooner that Chloé stole them.

• Jossed. Chloé reveals her Secret Identity in "Queen Wasp", which leads to everyone booing at her and her complaining that people are Ungrateful Bastards. When Zoé suggests her to just give the Earrings to the heroes if she's that fed up with being a heroine, Chloé throws a tantrum and accidentally gives her the Earrings, which Zoé takes to Marigold.

Speculation for future Miraculous appearances

Now that all the Zodiac Miraculous except the Rabbit are going to be used, with only one change to the comic schedule so far for Juleka to use the Tiger Miraculous, here are some possibilities from when they might appear:

• Pig - Since the power revolves around showing people what they desire, it could be used in "Zombizou" to help the villain realize that what she's doing isn't really what she wants. It could also be used for the same reasons in The Mime, "Sandboy", "Reverser", and "Party Crasher", if more than one new user is introduced in an episode.
  • Jossed for "Zombizou" and "The Mime". Confirmed for "Sandboy".
• Dog - Since the power is to "Fetch" objects, it could be used in "Sandboy" or "Reverser" since both of those villains fly around on their akumatized objects and it would make them easier to defeat.
  • Jossed, as Mylene uses it in "The Mime".
• Rooster - The power for this is unclear, but it seems to allow the user to have any ability they like, which could be helpful in "Sandboy", "Reverser", "Frightningale", or "Malediktator", as it could be used to counter or nullify their abilities affecting the user.
  • Confirmed for "Frightningale", as Lila gets it from Chat Noir. Jossed for the others.
• Ox - This could be used in "Zombizou" to repel those who have been infected by the villain's powers. Given that in canon Miraculouses tend to be used first against opponents that are related to the user, like parents, siblings, loved ones, or relatives of loved ones, if Ivan uses the Ox it may be against "Mime", as he is his girlfriend's father. It may also be useful to avoid an attack in "Reverser" or "Party Crasher".
  • Jossed for "Zombizou", "The Mime", and "Reverser". Confirmed for "Party Crasher".
• Goat - Since the power is to make anything the user wants, it could be helpful in "Prime Queen" to further help with the canon plan to defeat her. Given that in canon Miraculouses tend to be used first against opponents that are related to the user, like parents, siblings, loved ones, or relatives of loved ones, if Nathaniel uses the Goat again he may use it in "Reverser" to save his beloved Marc.
  • Jossed for "Prime Queen", confirmed for "Reverser".
• Horse - Given that in canon Miraculouses tend to be used first against opponents that are related to the user, like parents, siblings, loved ones, or relatives of loved ones, Max may use the power to save his best friend Markov in "Robostus".
  • Confirmed.
• Mouse - While Marinette had used Mullo's Miraculous, given that in canon Miraculouses tend to be used first against opponents that are related to the user, like parents, siblings, loved ones, or relatives of loved ones, if Mylène gets it herself it would likely be used against "Mime".
  • Jossed: Mylène gets the Dog Miraculous instead.

Who won't be getting a Miraculous this time

It has been stated that there might be some other kwami swaps besides Alya and Nino, and that one person will have their canon Miraculous used by someone else (later said to be Lila), implying that they won't be using one in the comic.

• Zoé - This seems like an obvious choice since her Miraculous is already being used by Marinette, and it has been stated that Zoé might not even appear until the end, although it is possible for her to become the Bee user in an epilogue.
  • Zoé has been introduced sooner than expected, so she may become the next Bee user after all.
  • She also ends up in a situation very similar to Queen Banana in her full debut chapter "Malediktator", where the rest of the temporary heroes nearby are taken out of action (and Marigold forgets to use Bee Balm). A similar necessary drafting may be necessary.
    • Jossed for "Malediktator", although it does set up for her getting a Miraculous later on.
    • Jossed in "Catalyst", she gets the Bee Miraculous after Marinette gets the Ladybug Earrings back.
• Nathaniel - People have pointed out the Unfortunate Implications of giving a Jewish character a Miraculous that gives him horns, so he might not use a Miraculous, or use a different one instead.
  • Jossed; he is still given the Goat Miraculous.
• Marc - If the comic follows the "everyone except the main characters must be akumatized before getting a Miraculous" rule from the show, then that means there won't be many episodes left for them to use one since "Reverser" is quite late, unless it gets moved down a bit. Marc also hasn't been given a lot of focus compared to other characters, even if they were introduced earlier than in canon.
• Seemingly confirmed, though there is room for them to use the Bee Miraculous after the ending, or the Butterfly or Peacock depending on how the comic ends.
• Mylène - The Mouse Miraculous was already used by Marinette, so it might not be necessary to show it in use again.
  • Jossed; she doesn't recieve the Mouse Miraculous, but does recieve the Dog Miraculous instead.

Which Miraculous Sabrina will get

Even though Mylène was given the Dog Miraculous instead of her, it's very likely that Sabrina will still get to use a different one as part of her arc about standing up to Chloé and distancing herself from her, especially after her identity as Scarlet Lady is revealed, which is very likely to happen in "Queen Wasp". She could be given the Rooster Miraculous, as that ties in with the theme of making her own choices by choosing a power for herself. She could also get the Ox Miraculous since that ties in with the theme of resisting things. The Mouse Miraculous may not work as well, but could still be useful if used in "Queen Wasp" against the controlled wasps.

• Jossed for Ox, Ivan still gets that one.
• Also jossed for Rooster and confirmed for Mouse, although she actually uses it in "Frightningale".

Which Miraculous Lila will get

As of "Reverser", the possible Miraculous left for Lila to use are the Mouse, Rooster, and Ox. While it's likely that she could get the Rooster Miraculous instead of Marc, she could still get one of the others instead. If she joins the girls in "Frightningale", she could be given the Ox Miraculous in order to resist the akuma's power, same with if anyone is given a Miraculous in "Style Queen" or "Queen Wasp". She could also be given the Mouse Miraculous in one of the latter two episodes in order to avoid being caught more easily or to deal with the wasps.

• Jossed for Ox and Mouse, confirmed for Rooster.

Chloé will lose her earrings before the finale

The finale of the story has three episodes, the first of which is "Queen Wasp". Since it's made obvious that one of the heroes' targets is to rid Scarlet Lady of her earrings, it's likely that they will succeed, and the anger of this will cause Chloé to be akumatized into Queen Wasp, likely as a counter to Marigold being the Bee Miraculous Holder.

• The situation has changed, as "Queen Wasp" has been moved to the last place in the list.
• Confirmed, though, as the real finale is the "Catalyst"/"Hawkmoth" double chapter, and Chloé loses the Earrings in "Queen Wasp".

The next holder of the Bee Miraculous (after Marinette retakes the earrings) will be...

• Lila. Since here she's friendly with Marinette and the rest of the class, it's likely she will be considered as a potential holder - and the Bee would fit her quite well. Also, the author has published several "Bee Lila" sketches.
  • Chat Noir will respond to a new Bee hero's presence (or the fact Marinette is Marigold) by saying "I can't bee-lieve it!".
• Zoé. Audrey could easily bring her other daughter with her, and on top of her competence and better attitude there is no better way to rub it in Chloé's face.
  • Seeming even more likely after Zoé appeared at the end of "Frightningale".
  • Confirmed in "Catalyst".
• Alix. It might be better to give the Miraculous to an already-established character whom Marinette already knows instead of a new one introduced at the very end, and since Alix isn't getting the Rabbit Miraculous due to the author not wanting to include time travel, that leaves her open to be given the Bee Miraculous instead. If Marinette gets the earrings back before "Heroes Day", and if Alix avoids being re-akumatized like she was in canon, she could even be given the Bee Miraculous then as an 11th-Hour Ranger.
• Marc. Like with Alix above, they are someone whom Marinette already knows, and it appears that they won't be getting a Miraculous in the main story due to Lila's Adaptational Heroism. It could also tie in to the fact that they wrote an AU where Marigold is the Ladybug hero, and it's possible that, like in canon, they could still take part in the civilian fight in "Heroes Day" and prove their worthiness as a hero. The moment at the end of "Reverser" where Pollen realises that if Marinette got the Ladybug Miraculous as intended then she'd have to say goodbye to her could also be foreshadowing.
• There won't be a next holder. Marinette will combine Tikki's and Pollen's power. That way Pollen doesn't have to say goodbye.
  • Jossed. While Marinette keeps Pollen, she's more like Master Fu with Wayzz - she's keeping the Comb but loaning it to Zoé as a temporary hero.

Chloé will get akumatized as Scarlet Lady

Feeling like Paris isn't being grateful enough to her, Chloé, as Scarlet Lady, will allow Hawk Moth to akumatize her to let them know just how utterly powerless they all would be without their "awesome" hero to save the day.

• Jossed; she puts away the earrings and then nonchalantly throws the box at Zoé before going off to sulk, which is when the akuma approaches.

The Polyamory ending and subtext of Princess Fragrance is a result of Anarka's influence

If there was any parent who might have raised their kid to not be as hung up on 'rules' like monogamy, it would be Anarka, and she probably rubbed off on Rose.

Bob Roth tricked Jagged and Anarka into thinking each one dumped the other.

Bob Roth believed Jagged would sell more if fans thought he was available.

• Confirmed. When Anarka and Jagged finally hash out how they broke up, they reveal Bob gave each of them a "Dear John" Letter, allegedly from the other.

At the end of Robostus, Chloé will demand Chat's Miraculous because she wants to make a wish

Since Scarlet Lady was in earshot of Robostus when he revealed what the Miraculous can be used for, I wouldn't put it past her to attempt to demand Chat hand over his own Miraculous so that she can make a wish. Naturally, Chat will most likely just walk away and not even entertain this request.

• Jossed. She never mentions the Wish.

At the end of The Mime, it'll turn out recovering the video is easier than Marinette knows

• Confirmed, as Alya mentions that she saves her videos to the cloud.

Adrien will still be turned into glitter in "Style Queen", but Marigold will undo it

In "Zombizou", Marigold unlocks a new power called Bee Balm, which cures people who have been affected by akumas. If Adrien still falls victim to Style Queen, Marigold might end up using the power in order to change him and everyone else who was affected back, especially since she is already suspicious of his identity as Chat Noir and might realise that this is why he isn't showing up.

• Confirmed.

Chloé will lose the earrings during the third Intermission

The last three chapters in Season 5 are "Malediktator", "Style Queen" and "Queen Wasp". Given how all three of them are, in canon, caused by Chloé's behavior, it would be quite likely that they are meant to be the chronicle of post-Scarlet Lady times, with Chloé causing these Akuma because she lost the Earrings and now wants revenge on the heroes by any means whatsoever - even if it's getting herself Akumatized.

• Considering that halfway "Frightningale", the episode right before the third intermission, Lila and Sabrina start recording Scarlet Lady without being noticed, it could well be happening - with those two causing it by discovering Scarlet Lady's true identity.
• Jossed - Chloé doesn't show up at all in the Intermission and loses the Earrings in "Queen Wasp".

Marinette and Adrien will confirm each other's Secret Identity between "Intermission 3" and "Queen Wasp"

• Apparently Jossed, as they seem to (indirectly) do so in "Frozer". Though partially confirmed as they fully confirm their identities at the end of "Style Queen".

Lila is actually playing the Long Game

I don't actually believe this, it's just for fun:

• Because her grudge isn't against Marinette, and never was, Lila is actually playing her and everyone else, even the audience. We all think this is simply an AU where she's improving as a person, but Lila is actually just biding her time for after Scarlet Lady gets hers.
• Once Scarlet Lady, and presumably Hawkmoth, are out of the picture Lila will come in as a new villain to our unsuspecting heroes. They'll go for Lila for help, just like their other friends and they'll be playing right into her hands.

What "Intermission 3" will be about

In "Frightningale", Master Fu attends the auditions specifically to make sure that Marinette and Adrien don't give away their identities. When Adrien (who has been forced into the role of Chat Noir) decides to play along and Marinette is convinced to play Marigold by her friends, Fu might have become suspicious of the way they act around each other, and possibly even more so after they've transformed. Since "Intermission 3" is next, it's likely that this could be about him asking them if they know each others' identities, and them finding excuses to not have to give up their Miraculous for it. Alternatively, Fu could decide to make an exception and say that they can keep their Miraculous until either Hawkmoth is defeated or the Ladybug Miraculous has been taken back, or both.

• This would also be a good chance to bring up Master Fu's past from "Feast". In fact, the Sentimonster could still show up in some way, although it's unknown if the Peacock Miraculous will be used or not since "Heroes Day" hasn't happened yet.
• The third Intermission could also involve Sole Crusher, as Zoé made a surprise appearance at the end of "Frightningale" and seems to be closely following her mother,though it's likely that she's still putting on an act of being mean like she did in canon.
• Jossed - the third Intermission simply shows the temp heroes patrolling in pairs - with Caprikid's partner being Future!Bunnyx.

Chloé's downfall will begin with her father getting impeached.

This series is much more open with how André abuses his power to appease Chloé, so the idea that her downfall will begin with her father losing the power to give her what she wants makes sense to me.

• Jossed; no such thing happens before Chloé ends up outing herself as Scarlet Lady, which she does in an attempt to impress her mother.

There will be an epilogue titled "Tales of Marinette the Ladybug"

The author has brought up the possibility of an epilogue, and it's almost certain that by that point, Marinette will have the Ladybug Miraculous that she was originally meant to have in the first place. It will deal with the aftermath of Heroes Day, and depending on if Hawkmoth has been defeated or not, could also deal with Adrien learning the truth about his parents, which his friends will hopefully support him with.

• The epilogue could also show who gets the Bee Miraculous, as well as Alix getting the Rabbit Miraculous and using it for events that take place offscreen. If Hawkmoth is defeated, and if there is still a need for superheroes, then two more new heroes using the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculous (after it's fixed) could also be introduced.

Lila and Sabrina will be the ones to discover Scarlet Lady is Chloé

They're the main victims of her two identities (Lila was publicily humiliated by Scarlet Lady and Sabrina spent years as Chloé's servant), but now they're friends... And halfway through "Frightingale" they started recording Scarlet Lady lazying around while the others fight the Akuma.

• Jossed as they had to stop recording her early to fight as heroes.
  • Also, Chloé is the one that exposes herself.

Zoé isn't actually more on side with Audrey than in canon

While she was shown agreeing with Audrey's usual chatter, her eyes are very clearly covered. She's also in canon interested in acting as something other than a daughter Audrey could tolerate.

• Seemingly confirmed, as she negatively compares Chloé with Audrey and feels conflicted at acting like they do.

Queen Wasp will be willingly siding with Hawkmoth

Since Zoé has come to Paris along with Audrey, Chloé may become jealous of her getting her mother's attention and carelessly reveal her identity as Scarlet Lady to both her family and the whole of Paris, leading to Marigold, Chat Noir, and Master Fu finding her and demanding that she gives back the earrings. This will most likely make her angry enough for Hawkmoth to akumatize her, but she'll happily accept it in order to get revenge against the heroes, especially if they're close to figuring out his identity and she agrees to help him prevent them from finding it out and defeating him so she can keep acting as a hero should she ever get the earrings back.

• Seemingly jossed; the author has said that just like every other akuma so far, she won't remember it, as Hawkmoth was still preying on her negative feelings.

Zoé will expose Scarlet Lady's identity by complete accident, or at least by virtue of being from New York and having no idea who the Heroes of Paris are

Her reaction to Chloé's video is rather puzzled... And not only non-Parisians always had to have the whole Akuma situation explained, she has openly no idea who Marigold and the Heroes are. Chance is she recognized Chloé in "disguise" and will ask her about it where she gets overheard.

• Jossed: She just had no idea who Scarlet Lady was.

When Marinette gets the Ladybug Miraculous, Alix will end up with the Bee.

Given what the writer did with Marc, I doubt Zoé will be getting a Miraculous within the comic's time frame, as Marinette and Adrien don't know her that well. Combine that with the Rabbit Miraculous getting taken out of commission per Word of God, Alix seems like the most likely one to take up the Bee when they need a new holder for it.

• Jossed. The Bee goes to Zoé instead, with Alix possibly slated to get the Rabbit as in canon.

When she's turned into Queen Wasp, Chloé is going to be a complete Anti-Climax battle

Considering that she can't help in a fight to save her life, yet has deluded herself into believing that she's the best hero ever, Chloé is going to charge into battle without any plan and get flattened by Chat Noir and Marigold, who may attempt to drag out the fight in order to learn more about Hawk Moth.

• Jossed; Queen Wasp has more upgraded powers than in canon (getting Miracle Queen's ability to Mind Control her victims), and is much more competent as a villain.

Chloé is going to out herself in a fit of anger

She didn't take Audrey praising Marinette's hat well, and considering how Queen Bee's identity got exposed in the show...

• Confirmed.

Zoé will use the Ladybug Miraculous, but eventually swap it for the Bee Miraculous

Zoé has ended up with the box containing the earrings, suggesting that she might use them and be a better hero than Scarlet Lady, but unless the author has changed her mind, Word of God has said that Marinette will eventually become the Ladybug hero as intended. Due to Zoé's more responsible nature, she might prove herself to Marigold and Chat Noir by not only helping them to defeat her sister with the Ladybug Miraculous, but also handing it over to them once the akuma has been dealt with, earning their trust and helping them to decide to let her become the next Bee user.

• Joseed; Zoé gets stung by the wasps but left the Ladybug Miraculous for the heroes to use, and Marigold unifies the Ladybug and Bee Miraculous. The author said that the art she'd recently reblogged of Zoé using the Ladybug Miraculous, which seemingly hinted at it happening in the comic, was just to mislead readers.

When first introduced in the Heroes Day episodes, Chloé will be attempting a one-woman protest over Scarlet Lady not being featured

Chloé will no doubt not take Scarlet Lady's forced retirement well and will be shown pathetically attempting to slander the heroes.

• Jossed. She spends the first half of "Catalyst" sulking in her room before Hawkmoth shows up with an Akuma.

For the final battle, Hawk Moth gave Chloé the Peacock Miraculous

Because that would be totally in-character... And she's angry enough to accept, if she's not told the consequences.

• Confirmed! While it initially appeared he'd merely turned her back into Queen Wasp, it's eventually revealed that he'd secretly given her the Peacock, and that Queen Wasp is a sentimonster created by Blue Blood.

Hawkmoth will get defeated during Heroes Day

Be a pretty big shift from canon, but considering how much this series already has changed canon, it's still possible.

The "No one expects Rabbit FU!" line was aimed at Monty Python's Flying Circus fans

Practically every fan who read that line remembered the Spanish Inquisition gag.

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